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Table 5.

Summary of the patients with ICA tortuosity.

Case	Age	Sex	Location of lesion	Location of ICA tortuosity	EPD	Stent	Stent-induced kinking	Number of ischemic lesions

1	68	M	ICA proximal	2^nd bend	PercuSurge GuardWire	Precise	+	4
2	68	M	ICA proximal	1^st + 2^nd bend	Angioguard XP	Precise	–	1
3	76	M	ICA proximal	1^st bend	Angioguard XP	Precise	–	2
4	72	M	ICA proximal	1^st + 2^nd bend	Angioguard XP	Precise	+	1
5	73	M	ICA proximal	1^st bend	Filterwire EZ	Carotid Wall	–	7
6	71	F	CCA	1^st + 2^nd bend	PercuSurge GuardWire	Carotid Wall	–	1
7	81	F	ICA proximal	1^st bend	PercuSurge GuardWire	Carotid Wall	+	3
8	79	M	ICA proximal	1^st + 2^nd bend	Filterwire EZ	Carotid Wall	+	0

ICA proximal means the area between the carotid bifurcation and first bend of ICA.